Personio SE & Co. KG
🏢 Enterprise (5K+)
Europe's leading HR software provider for small and mid-sized enterprises, serving 15,000+ customers across the continent. The all-in-one Intelligent HR Platform covers Core HR, Recruiting/ATS, Payroll, Performance & Development, Time & Attendance, Compensation Management, AI-powered workflow automation, and 200+ marketplace integrations — designed for organizations with 10–5,000 employees.
At Personio, our mission is to make HR processes as efficient and effective as possible so HR can focus on what matters most: people.
📍 Offices
Seidlstraße 3, 80335 München, Germany (HQ)Berlin, GermanyLondon, United KingdomDublin, IrelandMadrid, SpainPl. Cataluña 9, Loom, 5th floor, 08002 Barcelona, SpainAmsterdam, Netherlands
About the Company
Series E (Late Stage Venture)
Stage
~$724 million total (pre-IPO)
Funding
~€144 million (FY 2023, WirtschaftsWoche)
Revenue
135,600
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📍 HQ: Seidlstraße 3, 80335 München, Germany
📈 Europe's leading HR software company for SMEs (10–5,000 employees)
Legal: Personio SE & Co. KG · Valuation: $8.5 billion (June 2022, Series E second close)
Reg: HRA 115934 (Amtsgericht München)
Managing Directors: Hanno Renner (Co-Founder & CEO), Jonas Rieke (Co-Founder & COO), Stephan Micklitz (CTO), Alex Grant (CPO), Philip Lacor (CRO), Naman Khan (CMO), Lenke Taylor (Chief People Officer)
💰 Funding & Investors
Series E (1st close)$270MOct 2021
Series E (2nd close)$200MJun 2022
Additional Round$25.9MJun 2025
Key Investors
Greenoaks Capital PartnersAltimeter CapitalAlkeon Capital ManagementIndex VenturesAccelMeritech Capital PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersNorthzoneGlobal Founders CapitalPicus CapitalEight RoadsKKRCPP Investments
🤝 Notable Clients
ABOUT YOUSpendeskEngel & VölkersWestwingPolaroidLush DeutschlandMcMaklerThe Social HubMentimeterBritish RowingDeliciously EllaSAE Institute
Glassdoor Rating
3.3 / 5.0(660 reviews)· 50% would recommend Tech Stack
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🛠️ Engineering & Work Culture
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Engineering Culture
Cross-functional product squads (Engineering, Product, Design). OKR operational model, pair programming, active open-source contributions on GitHub. ISO 27001 certified, GDPR compliant, WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility compliance. Engineering blog on Medium covering microservices, infrastructure, and team culture.
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Remote Work Policy
PersonioFlex: ~50% office / ~50% remote. Up to 90 days/year work from anywhere within UK or EEA. Some fully remote roles available.
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Methodology
Agile/Scrum with OKR cycles
🎯 Interview Process
Difficulty:Average (2.92/5.0 on Glassdoor)
Duration:~22 days average; up to 60 days for SRE roles
💰 Compensation & Perks
Equity/Stock Options
🌈 Diversity & Inclusion
Six ERGs (Women, Cultural Diversity, Ethnicity, Accessibility, LGBTQIA+, Family). 50%+ C-Level women, 40% women in leadership. Mandatory unconscious bias training. Personio Foundation: 1% of company equity (~$85M) for climate and education.
Benefits
VESOP (Virtual Employee Stock Option Program) — pre-IPO equity$1,000/year personal development budget + 1 learning day off20–26 paid vacation days (varies by location/tenure)Sabbatical: 3 or 6 months (tenure-dependent)Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance$30/month fitness allowanceSpring Health mental health support (3 covered therapy sessions)401(k) with 100% match on first 5% (US) / pension scheme (EU)5 childcare days (10 if 2+ children)PersonioCares volunteering: 1 Impact Day/yearSummer hours
⭐ Employee Ratings
Environmental Awareness7.0 🏆 Awards
Forbes Cloud 100 (2022)Financial Times FT1000 — Europe's Fastest-Growing CompaniesFinancial Times Diversity Leaders in EuropeEY Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 — Hanno Renner & Jonas RiekeSME HR Technology Company of the Year 2024 — Europe (Corporate Vision)Kununu Most Wanted Employer (2022)
📊 Business Info
Key PartnershipsDATEV (exclusive payroll/accounting integration, Germany)Xero (payroll integration, UK)Remote (Employer of Record partnership)SlackLinkedInMicrosoft TeamsCulture Amp
AcquisitionsRollbox (Spain, 2019) — payroll startupBack (Berlin, May 2022) — employee experience/ticketing; integrated as Personio Conversations
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